​President's Message.

Hello guild members!

February was a very hectic month for us to say the least. Not only were we informed that it would be our last month here at our familiar location, but urgently locating and confirming a new site for us to continue with uninterrupted meetings/classes was an endeavor. Once again, one of the pillars of our guild stepped in to take on the task. A special thank you needs to go to Lois Erickson, who personally visited the proposed site and provided needed site details for the Board to review and consider.

​With the information Lois provided and reviewed by the Board, we now have a new location for our guild meetings. While it may be different to what we have been spoiled by, it will allow us to go forward with our meetings and classes, which was our priority. We should all take this as an opportunity to show our resiliency and our ability to adapt to unforeseen changes.

We look forward to having some great adventures in this new site!

Our bus trip on 2-17-2018 was a success and we should give a round of applause to Helen McKane for putting it together for us. The Flash Sew and Quilt shop stop was better than a day in Disney, and the Gathering of Quilts quilt show in Punta Gorda, was very inspiring and so worth the long ride to and back.

The quilts displayed by such talented quilters had something for every quilter from Traditional to Modern, which brings me to our very own and very talented Miami Art Quilters members displaying their incredible works reflecting Florida’s past iconic sites. You are awesome and constantly pushing the design envelope to incorporate new and fresh ways to express your perspective. You should all be very rightfully proud of all your works!

Deda Maldonado’s exhibit displayed quilts from Brazil whose colors and textures were a sight to behold. The rich colors and media used were unique and revealed the stunning beauty of Brazilian life and landscape. I just love the way they take materials that most would consider not of the quilting world and create such beautiful works of art.